Taskina Elena Alexandrovna, Ph.D. - Senior Research Fellow, Department of Metabolic bone and Joint diseases, V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology. Graduated from the State Classical Academy named after Maimonides, Moscow in 2005 with a degree in General Medicine, diploma with honor. In 2015 defended her PhD thesis in medical science. Graduated with honors from the master's program in Psychological and Pedagogical Education in 2020. From 2005 to the present – an employee of the V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia.

Hirsch index - 12. Member of the Russian Association of Rheumatologists. Author of more than 100 publications, co-author of clinical guidelines for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of osteoarthritis. Participant of Russian and international conferences, round tables, symposiums. One of the authors of Russian and international clinical studies on the effectiveness and safety of the treatment of osteoarthritis, osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis.